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What would be best process be to go about finding a Trident Maple suitable for Bonsai, and taking care of it and cutting it to be planted in a pot? Everything I've read says that pruning a Maple is best done in early spring. Given that it is already summer, my thought would be to find a nice maple with a 3" or bigger trunk from a nursery, and just keep it in a pot and grow it until next spring, maybe keep the leaves pruned to encourage smaller leaf growth. The issue is, I live in an apartment so it isn't as if I can put this tree in the ground before I cut it to put in a pot. If I found an acceptable trident maple would I be okay leaving it in the pot on my patio for a season and cutting it down for a bonsai pot next year? I'm new to the bonsai hobby, I've got a Juniper I picked up locally that I'm trying to keep alive, and hopefully I can get in some classes at a local Bonsai garden when they become available so I can learn more about the shaping/training aspect of all this.
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Jul 23, 2012 17:59
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KingColliwog posted:Actually, unless it already has the trunk, roots and basic shape that you want, you should keep your tree in a regular pot and not a bonsai pot. Once put in a bonsai pot, your tree will grow only very slowly. If you keep a tree in a big pot would it still be worthwhile to put it in a bonsai soil mix, or would a more "regular" soil be necessary?
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Jul 23, 2012 19:36
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Alright well, looks like this weekend I'll get to trounce around Austin garden centers looking for maple trees.
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Jul 23, 2012 23:21
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So I've been happy to see a lot of leafy growth from my newish-to-me Hedge Maple tree, but I've been plagued by something eating the leaves. What can I do (insecticides or other) to try and prevent the local bugs from killing my bonsai? Is there a preferred brand or method people are using?
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Apr 8, 2013 17:39
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